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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004336

Ferryhill East & Cornforth

Ferryhill East & Cornforth is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,713 residents in County Durham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for County Durham
6,713

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,307

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

618

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

50.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

30.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.4%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Hemsworth Town, Wakefield8,147 residents · 59.5% owned · 25.8% no carEston, Redcar and Cleveland7,971 residents · 60.7% owned · 30.1% no carSimonside, South Tyneside5,348 residents · 45.3% owned · 39.5% no carLittle Marton & Marton Moss Side, Blackpool7,074 residents · 58.5% owned · 30.1% no carNewbiggin, Northumberland5,950 residents · 55.4% owned · 29.8% no carClay Cross, North East Derbyshire8,546 residents · 52.7% owned · 27.4% no car

Most similar within County Durham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Blackhall, County Durham5,944 residents · 61.3% owned · 28.9% no carCatchgate & Dipton, County Durham7,683 residents · 52.9% owned · 29.6% no carCoundon North, County Durham7,235 residents · 52.3% owned · 28.3% no carShildon, County Durham10,420 residents · 53.9% owned · 33.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ferryhill East & Cornforth

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned50.3%
1,663 households
Social rented30.5%
1,008 households
Private rented19.1%
632 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Ferryhill East & Cornforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached52.9%
1,749 households
Terraced33%
1,090 households
Detached10.5%
348 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.1%
68 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
20 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
Ferryhill East & Cornforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.9%
1,452 households
No cars or vans in household30.1%
996 households
2 cars or vans in household19.8%
656 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.1%
201 households
Ferryhill East & Cornforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms42.6%
1,409 households
3 bedrooms40.4%
1,337 households
1 bedroom9.2%
305 households
4 or more bedrooms7.7%
256 households
Ferryhill East & Cornforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.2%
1,925 households
One-person household39.7%
1,314 households
Other household types2.1%
68 households
Ferryhill East & Cornforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household39.7%
1,314 households
2 people in household35.4%
1,171 households
3 people in household13%
431 households
4 people in household8.4%
279 households
5 people in household2.4%
78 households
6 people in household0.7%
22 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ferryhill East & Cornforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.3%
1,028 residents
15–2914.2%
953 residents
30–4416.6%
1,113 residents
45–6428%
1,882 residents
65 and over25.8%
1,734 residents
Ferryhill East & Cornforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.1%
6,589 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
45 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
42 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
23 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
15 residents
Ferryhill East & Cornforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.4%
1,542 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.4%
1,090 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.8%
999 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
821 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%
610 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
387 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
177 residents aged 16 and over
Ferryhill East & Cornforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive50%
2,811 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)48.9%
2,747 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
65 residents aged 16 and over
Ferryhill East & Cornforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20.3%
1,140 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.8%
890 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.1%
795 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.7%
772 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.3%
581 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.8%
495 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.5%
423 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.2%
291 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
239 residents aged 16 and over
Ferryhill East & Cornforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health36.1%
2,424 residents
Good health33%
2,218 residents
Fair health19.9%
1,335 residents
Bad health8.4%
567 residents
Very bad health2.5%
169 residents
Ferryhill East & Cornforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act72%
4,831 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act28%
1,882 residents
Ferryhill East & Cornforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36.2%
1,197 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.6%
1,177 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.9%
693 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.1%
234 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Ferryhill East & Cornforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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